Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-28
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

The Kant House at Lakewood,
Chautauqua Lake, was burned to the
gronnd lately. 1t was one of the
fuest hotels in that region. The fire
is supposed to have been caused by q
lamp explosion. Several cottages
near the hotel were also burned. The
Lake View House was on fire several
times, but by hard aud well-directed
work was saved. Loss, Sl25, 900;
Mrs. Raymond Adams, of
Frenchcreek township. Venango coun-
ty, met With a terrible death a few
days ego. She had gone to the barn
for eggs and while gathering them
10 the hay loft che slipped and fell to
the barn floor Leaning against the
side Of the hay NOW was pitchfork,
prougs down, but the handle of The
fork lad been broken, leaving sharp
point at the end. Upon this fork
handle the unfortunate woman struck
in her descent, the sharp end entering
her abdomen to the depth of fifteen
inches. Unaided and alone she pull
ed the fork handle out of the wound.
laid it beside her, and was found dead
shortly after
"A committee of the 57th Penn
svlvania Volunteers, partly re-
craited in this county and command
ed by Col. Maxwell, of d-eenville,
the first year or 80 of the war, located
site for their monument at Gettys-
burg, on Monday. 1t will stand on
the Emmittsburg road. in front of the
Sherry building. This regiment took
137 men into the charge made there
by part of the Third Corps, and lost
lis in killed, wounded and missing.
A Franklin man made something
of sensation the other day in the
Allegheny market, by going from one
peanut stand to another and buying
apint of COOLERS for five cents, and
rendering a hundred dollar bill in
payment, which none of them could
changs. They we're still more aston
ished when it turned oct that be had
$40. 900 in his pockets. He was evil
IDENTIFY drunk and was taken to no.
tel By policeman.
The case of that Pittsburg wo-
man who was kissed against her will,
and who brought suit for $4,000
damages, was promptly thrown out
Of court GeeaHse adjudged far in ex-
cess OF the actual damages.
A Mercer county man who has
been dead for several years was late
ly drawn on a jury.
"A Mercer correspondent says
that party of Mercer men cut a bee
in the woods of Alex, Mccullough on
Saturday night from which they took
four hundred pounds Of honey, filing
tubs, buckets, barrels and verything
they had brought along.
"A Meadvile man is getting
ready to show a wonderful clock
He has been engaged on it for the
past eight years. 1t has three tow
srs, each of wbiGh is to be is feet in
height, and from one Of them will
float the American flag. Among the
representations are to be the creati on
of the world, Noah and the animals
entering the ark, Moses receiving the
law, Abraham Offering ISAAC on the
altar. the IL apostles and the Savior
passing before John the Baptist,
Martin Luther and long procession
of ofreformers, all the Presidents of the
United States. Daniel in the lions
den, Solomon's temple, and many
other Scr!ptural scenes. Thus far
the maker has finished ATS figures of
persons and he intends to increase
the number to 500 The clock will
require winding but once year, and
procession of the features given will
occur once every hour. An organ. a
chime of bells and toll of bells will
be heard as the procession moves.